ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Carmella Smith, a mother of four, sits down with Eric Verdi to talk about how she put her vision to help meet the business needs of Brunswick, MD, and it’s changing downtown. Housed in a historic pharmacy The Own It Company Is a coworking and (soon to be) artist space created to organize the...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Growing up in Frederick County, and going to Texas Tech in Fort Worth, Texas, Lydia has always had a passion for design and fashion. She graduated with an education degree, and decided to pursue her passion in interior design. Lydia’s expertise stem from the higher end homeowner to quasi-commercial spaces. Continue listening...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Kara Macdonald is the guru of real estate marketing and VP of Pruitt Title, hosting a podcast Real Estate Deep Dive. She’s had marketing experts on her podcast such as Gary V and has extreme expertise in the feild. Through a variety of workshops, individual consultations, and coaching services, Kara teaches real estate...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Oldest child of six and local to Frederick, Teddy Galloway joins us today to share his story and his impact on the community with Eager Lion. A former Marine, now veteran started his company, Eager Lion to help youth in Frederick. Teddy focuses on individual improvement, team work and social skills to...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: For the past thirty years, Julie Gaver of Julie Gaver Discovery has helped people uncover ways to connect with others, and use what they have been given so they can show who they’re meant to be in the world. Everyone has a brilliance to be uncovered. Will you find yours? Continue listening...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Growing up in Philly, Dr. Kershner Daniel served churches outside of Redding, Pennsylvania for 20 years until coming to Frederick. She says she loves living in a city so she can walk everywhere, go to restaurants, and have more of a busy lifestyle. People consider her an “energizer bunny”. Growing up and...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Like many entrepreneurs, the road has been winding, curvy, up, down, and sideways for entrepreneur Joshua Chernikoff.  After graduating with an undergraduate degree from American University and then earning a Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Joshua spent two year’s as a sports broadcaster in beautiful Harrisonburg,...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Victoria Hale, VP of Retail Lending joins us today to discuss her role with Frederick County Bank “FCB”. FCB is a community service based bank that supports local businesses to push them to success. Victoria was born in Montgomery County and moved to Frederick County when she was in high school. Victoria...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Aje Hill, born and raised in Frederick, found himself in unfamiliar circumstances involving drug charges in 2009, and found himself behind bars. He grew up in a loving, supportive family and Aje never imagined his life would turn out this way.  After serving time, he wanted to make a change. He began...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Naheed Mir from RugKnots joins us for Episode 161 and shares her powerful story. Moving from Pakistan to the United States when she was only 21, Naheed began creating her rug empire, RugKnots. RugKnots is an ethical rug company specializing in hand knotted Oriental rugs. A RugKnots rug is sustainably sourced, made...